Screening mammography for breast cancer: American college of preventive medicine practice policy statement

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 340-341

  Ferrini, R ^a   Mannino, E ^a   Ramsdell, E ^a   Hill, L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029910586     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(18)30289-7     Document Type: Review

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